The best looking Miata

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 10/24/2018 at 20:37 • Filed to: None

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is, to the best of my knowledge, unfortunately the one they never  put into production :(

random001 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 20:57

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They did, but they called it the RX-7...

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 21:11

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At first I thought this was a joke about how the SLK is the best looking Miata lol

someassemblyrequired > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 21:17

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Is there a coupe version of a convertible sportscar that doesn’t look better?

I’m looking at you Jaguar.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/24/2018 at 21:17

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I was going to crop in on just the Miata, but I thought it would be interesting to show the other things in a 22 year old magazine.

I did test a manual-transmission equipped SLK back when they were new, and despite being a German car snob at the time, I would have preferred a Miata even though it didn’t have the right name attached. I’ve since sworn off German cars and have become a big Mazda fan, something I wouldn’t have predicted 20+ years ago.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > someassemblyrequired 10/24/2018 at 21:18

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As long as it’s not a retractable hardtop. I’ve yet to see one of those that doesn’t have awkward, ungainly proportions when the top is up (not counting the Miata RF since that really doesn’t move the entire top)

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 21:20

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/mazda-sold-a-miata-coupe-we-just-didnt-know-about-it-1618120073

David Baker > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 21:38

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BMW E93 looks the least awkward of the retractable roofs.  A non enthusiast might even mistake it for a coupe.

someassemblyrequired > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 21:43

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Yeah I agree, Mercedes almost gets it right, BMWs are ok, but most are awful. The RF is full-tilt amazing. It just looks great from every angle.

Stef Schrader > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 22:10

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Silly Road and Tarvis (pre-Tarvis). There is no hope, and no future.

AestheticsInMotion > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/24/2018 at 22:46

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What was so controversial about Acura’s 2.2CL coupe

Nauraushaun > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/25/2018 at 03:36

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You’re aware of course that Mazda did build a number of MX-5 coupes based on the NB?

Nauraushaun > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/25/2018 at 03:37

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Not technically “retractable”.

The Porsche Targa looks good

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Nauraushaun 10/25/2018 at 10:44

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People want to crucify me for saying this, but I think the proportions on pre-993 911s are better in targa form...

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Nauraushaun 10/25/2018 at 11:10

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Yeah, I’ve heard of those, but there’s something about the NB that just seems a little off in my eyes . It’s lacking the originality and cleanliness of the NA, and doesn’t seem to be as cohesive a design of the NC (despite that one looking kind of chunky thanks to Ford’s mandates).

Nauraushaun > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/25/2018 at 17:37

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I think you’re right. I like the roof line of the NA one better

Nauraushaun > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/25/2018 at 17:38

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I would agree with that. There’s something clean about that single rollover bar and a big wrap-around rear windscreen